Fourth Ward School (Morgantown, West Virginia) Explained

Fourth Ward School
Location:287 Eureka Dr., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.6432°N -79.9519°W
Built:1910
Architect:Tucker and Silling
Builder:Smith Construction Co.
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:August 25, 2004
Refnum:04000914

Fourth Ward School, also known as the Wiles Hill School, is a historic school building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It consists of the original 1910 school building with two historic additions from 1939 and 1952, and the 1983 gymnasium building. It is a two-story, red brick, Romanesque Revival building on a raised basement and water table of ashlar sandstone. The 1939 rear addition was built as a Public Works Administration project and has plain Art Deco style trim The 1939 addition contains a stage and an auditorium / cafeteria.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fourth Ward School. March 2004. 2011-08-18 . Michael Gioulis. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.